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FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON CANNOT SEEK A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERM DUE TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS

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“A FRENCH APPEALS COURT HAS UPHELD THE 2025 CONVICTION OF FAR-RIGHT LEADER MARINE LE PEN”

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Bruno Cautres studies French voter behavior at Sciences Po's top research center.

His home, CEVIPOF at Sciences Po Paris, has tracked French public opinion & elections for over 50 years — making him a key voice on French political trends. Learn more at Wikipedia

Rim-Sarah Alouane researches how states legally regulate rights & freedoms.

As an Associate Researcher in Public Law at Toulouse Capitole University, she studies the legal boundaries between state power and individual rights — making her a key voice on civil liberties, legislation, and constitutional questions in France and Europe.

French PM candidate Édouard Philippe is a published novelist!

Before becoming Prime Minister under Macron (2017–2020), Philippe co-wrote two political thriller novels with journalist Gilles Boyer — 'Dans l'ombre' (2011) and 'Le Dernier Été' (2014).

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Édouard Philippe co-wrote political thrillers before leading France!

Philippe co-authored the novel 'Dans l'ombre' (2011) with advisor Gilles Boyer — a political thriller set inside the French government. He later served as Prime Minister under Macron from 2017–2020, one of France's longest recent PM tenures.

Topic poll · all networksBefore 2000, how long was a French presidential term?

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